Vovinam World Championships

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Vovinam World Championships
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Vovinam World Championships held in Algeria in 2006
Competition details
Discipline Vovinam
TypeTechnical and Fighting
Organiser World Vovinam VietVoDao Federation (WVVF)
Divisions
Current weight divisions Male 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 57-60 kg, 60-64 kg, and 64-68 kg. Female 51-54 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, and 57-60 kg.
History
First edition2002 in Paris, France
Final edition2022 in Paris, France [1]
Most winsFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (98 Gold medals)

The Vovinam World Championships, also known as the World Vovinam VietVoDao Championships, are the highest level of competition for Vovinam organized by the World Vovinam Federation (WVVF). [2]

Contents

List of world championships

EditionYearHost CityCountryEvents
1 2002 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 2
2 2006 Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2
3 2009 Ho Chi Minh City Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
4 2010 Sundern Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
5 2011 Ho Chi Minh City Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2
6 2013 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 2
7 2014 Paris Flag of France.svg  France 2
8 2015 Algiers Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2
9 2017 New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India 2
102018 Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
11 2019 Phnom Penh Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia [3]
12 2022 Paris Flag of France.svg  France [4]
12 2023 Ho Chi Minh Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam [5]

Source: [2]

All-time medal table

The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2017 World Vovinam Championships: [6]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 982016134
2Flag of France.svg  France 608344187
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 515929139
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1418436
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 12211043
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1112739
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 843960
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 752638
9Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 6191439
10Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 515323
11Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 46515
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4048
13Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 33612
14Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3306
15Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 26412
16Flag of India.svg  India 251320
17Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 25815
18Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2518
19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 16613
20Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1539
21Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 1034
22Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1023
23Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 012517
24Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 041317
25Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0101
26Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0088
27Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0044
28Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0022
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0022
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 0022
31Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 0011
Totals (31 entries)298345274917

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References

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  2. 1 2 "World Vovinam Championship scores and results - Vovinam World Map". vovinam-vietvodao.com.
  3. "THE 6TH WVVF WORLD VOVINAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 | European Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation".
  4. "Official website of the Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation - 2022 - Paris".
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